The Emotional Horsemanship Podcast with Lockie Phillips

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Horse First, Lockie Phillips explores how whips, crops, and training sticks can quietly shift the balance of a relationship, sometimes to the point that a horse's ability to communicate back begins to disappear. Beyond the debate of “good” or “bad,” this is a conversation about proportion, power, and what happens when tools replace listening instead of supporting it. With practical examples and a steady lens on impact, this episode invites us to ask whether our methods leave room for the horse's voice, or make their answers unnecessary.Come and learn with Lockie inside the EH School. A low-cost, high-value, flexible membership for horse people who want more than quick fixes and louder answers.Inside, you'll find a growing video library, a thoughtful off–social media discussion space, and live coaching calls with Lockie, all designed to help you get to the heart of what's really happening in your horsemanship.This is not about following a method. It's about building clarity, skill, and confFor more information check out www.emotionalhorsemanship.com!

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Horse First, Lockie Phillips shares a personal story following a new diagnosis in his own horse, and the process that led there.This is not just a conversation about health. It's about attention. About the quiet moments where something doesn't feel right, and the choice to trust that feeling even when answers aren't clear.Lockie speaks candidly about noticing early signs, navigating veterinary input, and the importance of advocating for your horse with clarity and respect. This episode explores the reality that vets, while essential, do not know your horse the way you do—and why the best outcomes often come from a collaborative, rather than hierarchical, relationship.It also brings focus back to the fundamentals: care, nutrition, training, and environment as active parts of treatment, not afterthoughts.If you've ever felt unsure, dismissed, or hesitant to speak up for your horse—this episode is a reminder:You are not just the owner. You are part of the solution.And you know your horse.Come and learn with Lockie inside the EH School. A low-cost, high-value, flexible membership for horse people who want more than quick fixes and louder answers.Inside, you'll find a growing video library, a thoughtful off–social media discussion space, and live coaching calls with Lockie, all designed to help you get to the heart of what's really happening in your horsemanship.This is not about following a method. It's about building clarity, skill, and conf The EH School is a quiet place in a loud industry.A low-cost, high-value membership where horse people come to slow down, think clearly, and build real skill with horses at the centre.With a deep video library, an off-social discussion space, and live calls with Lockie, you'll have support that feels steady, practical, and refreshingly human.Not a system to obey. A craft to practice.For more information check out www.emotionalhorsemanship.com!

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Horse First, Lockie Phillips explores the delicate moment when a horse begins to trust that their communication will be met with attention, not override. Beyond compliance and beyond silence, this is where real partnership starts to form: a horse who can follow guidance without disappearing, and a human who can lead without crowding the space. A reflective and hopeful conversation about advocacy, clarity, and the kind of training that becomes possible when listening is more than an idea, it's a lived experience.If Emotional Horsemanship resonates, the best place to begin is the EH School.A flexible, affordable learning community with:a complete video librarya private forum away from social medialive coaching calls with LockieIt's designed for horse people who want to go deeper, ask better questions, and make progress without sacrificing welfare or integrity.Not for everyone. Exactly right for some.https://emotionalhorsemanship.com/eh-school-sign-upCome and learn with Lockie inside the EH School. A low-cost, high-value, flexible membership for horse people who want more than quick fixes and louder answers.Inside, you'll find a growing video library, a thoughtful off–social media discussion space, and live coaching calls with Lockie, all designed to help you get to the heart of what's really happening in your horsemanship.This is not about following a method. It's about building clarity, skill, and confFor more information check out www.emotionalhorsemanship.com!

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Horse First, Lockie Phillips is joined by horsewoman and author Leslie Desmond for a wide-ranging conversation about the evolution of horsemanship. Together they reflect on the major eras that have shaped how humans train and understand horses, exploring what those traditions got right, where their insights remain valuable, and where new knowledge invites revision. The discussion moves from the vaquero and ranch traditions through modern horsemanship movements, and into the responsibilities facing today's horse people. Leslie and Lockie explore what the next generation may need to contribute if horsemanship is to continue evolving in ways that honor both the horse and the relationship. A thoughtful, forward-looking conversation about lineage, learning, and the future of horse culture.Come and learn with Lockie inside the EH School. A low-cost, high-value, flexible membership for horse people who want more than quick fixes and louder answers.Inside, you'll find a growing video library, a thoughtful off–social media discussion space, and live coaching calls with Lockie, all designed to help you get to the heart of what's really happening in your horsemanship.This is not about following a method. It's about building clarity, skill, and conf The EH School is a quiet place in a loud industry.A low-cost, high-value membership where horse people come to slow down, think clearly, and build real skill with horses at the centre.With a deep video library, an off-social discussion space, and live calls with Lockie, you'll have support that feels steady, practical, and refreshingly human.Not a system to obey. A craft to practice.For more information check out www.emotionalhorsemanship.com!

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Horse First, Lockie Phillips explores a quieter form of dominance that often goes unnamed in horse culture: the way human anxiety, overthinking, and unresolved tension can fill the space around a horse, even in the absence of force. When a handler's internal experience becomes the centre of gravity, horses adapt by shrinking, complying, or going quiet. This conversation offers a steady lens on proportion, regulation, and what it means to truly make room for the horse's voice. A grounding episode for anyone learning to stay present without taking up too much space.The EH School is a quiet place in a loud industry.A low-cost, high-value membership where horse people come to slow down, think clearly, and build real skill with horses at the centre.With a deep video library, an off-social discussion space, and live calls with Lockie, you'll have support that feels steady, practical, and refreshingly human.Not a system to obey. A craft to practice.https://emotionalhorsemanship.com/eh-school-sign-upCome and learn with Lockie inside the EH School. A low-cost, high-value, flexible membership for horse people who want more than quick fixes and louder answers.Inside, you'll find a growing video library, a thoughtful off–social media discussion space, and live coaching calls with Lockie, all designed to help you get to the heart of what's really happening in your horsemanship.This is not about following a method. It's about building clarity, skill, and confFor more information check out www.emotionalhorsemanship.com!

Send a textIn this episode of Horse First, Lockie Phillips sits down with Amanda Held, a horsewoman working at the intersection of therapeutic horsemanship and horse behaviour. Drawing from years of experience in equine-assisted programs, Amanda shares insights into how horses communicate their internal state and why reading those signals matters deeply when horses are asked to support human healing. Together they explore the potential blind spots within equine therapy settings, the responsibility humans carry when horses serve people therapeutically, and what it truly means to keep the horse's wellbeing at the centre of the work. The conversation also touches on Amanda's development of a new app designed to help horse owners better identify what their horses may be feeling in real time, opening the door to more informed, compassionate partnerships.https://www.facebook.com/amanda.coalethompsonhttps://equinewisdominstitute.orgCome and learn with Lockie inside the EH School. A low-cost, high-value, flexible membership for horse people who want more than quick fixes and louder answers.Inside, you'll find a growing video library, a thoughtful off–social media discussion space, and live coaching calls with Lockie, all designed to help you get to the heart of what's really happening in your horsemanship.This is not about following a method. It's about building clarity, skill, and conf The EH School is a quiet place in a loud industry.A low-cost, high-value membership where horse people come to slow down, think clearly, and build real skill with horses at the centre.With a deep video library, an off-social discussion space, and live calls with Lockie, you'll have support that feels steady, practical, and refreshingly human.Not a system to obey. A craft to practice.For more information check out www.emotionalhorsemanship.com!

Send a textIn this episode of Horse First, Lockie Phillips explores why urgency runs so deep in horse culture, and why slowing down is often the most competent choice we can make. When speed gets mistaken for discipline, horses lose space to learn, communicate, and stay whole. This conversation looks at the myth that faster means better, the reality of changing capacity in both horse and human, and the quiet strength of choosing accuracy over appearance. A grounding invitation to breathe, reassess, and remember that nothing meaningful is lost by waiting.Come and learn with Lockie inside the EH School. A low-cost, high-value, flexible membership for horse people who want more than quick fixes and louder answers.Inside, you'll find a growing video library, a thoughtful off–social media discussion space, and live coaching calls with Lockie, all designed to help you get to the heart of what's really happening in your horsemanship.This is not about following a method. It's about building clarity, skill, and confidence, with horses first.If you're looking for a steady place to learn, reflect, and progress without force or overwhelm, you'll feel at home here.https://emotionalhorsemanship.com/eh-school-sign-upCome and learn with Lockie inside the EH School. A low-cost, high-value, flexible membership for horse people who want more than quick fixes and louder answers.Inside, you'll find a growing video library, a thoughtful off–social media discussion space, and live coaching calls with Lockie, all designed to help you get to the heart of what's really happening in your horsemanship.This is not about following a method. It's about building clarity, skill, and confFor more information check out www.emotionalhorsemanship.com!

Send a textIn this episode of Horse First, Lockie Phillips is joined by Becks Nairn, equine dissectionist, educator, and long-time advocate working across rescue, education, and welfare. Becks brings an anatomically grounded lens to questions of behaviour and performance, challenging many of the stories we've been taught to tell about “problem horses.” Together, they explore what the body reveals about pain, adaptation, and compensation, and what this knowledge demands of us when it comes to breeding, husbandry, and training. Recorded at a moment when Becks is newly able to speak more plainly about issues she was previously constrained from addressing, this conversation is honest, unflinching, and deeply necessary for anyone who wants to understand horses beyond surface behaviour.Come and learn with Lockie inside the EH School. A low-cost, high-value, flexible membership for horse people who want more than quick fixes and louder answers.Inside, you'll find a growing video library, a thoughtful off–social media discussion space, and live coaching calls with Lockie, all designed to help you get to the heart of what's really happening in your horsemanship.This is not about following a method. It's about building clarity, skill, and conf The EH School is a quiet place in a loud industry.A low-cost, high-value membership where horse people come to slow down, think clearly, and build real skill with horses at the centre.With a deep video library, an off-social discussion space, and live calls with Lockie, you'll have support that feels steady, practical, and refreshingly human.Not a system to obey. A craft to practice.For more information check out www.emotionalhorsemanship.com!

Send a textIn this episode of Horse First, Lockie Phillips explores the uneasy but essential truth that good intentions don't always prevent harm. Impact and blame are not the same thing, and horses need our clarity far more than our guilt. Together, we unpack how love can create blind spots, why discomfort is often a sign of growth, and what accountability looks like when it makes us more capable instead of smaller. A steady conversation for anyone learning to stay open, listen deeper, and do differently once they know better.Come and learn with Lockie in the EH SCHOOL, a low-cost, high value, flexible community where a video library, discussion forum (off social media) and live coaching calls with Lockie help you get to the heart of the matter with your horsemanship.https://emotionalhorsemanship.com/eh-school-sign-upCome and learn with Lockie inside the EH School. A low-cost, high-value, flexible membership for horse people who want more than quick fixes and louder answers.Inside, you'll find a growing video library, a thoughtful off–social media discussion space, and live coaching calls with Lockie, all designed to help you get to the heart of what's really happening in your horsemanship.This is not about following a method. It's about building clarity, skill, and confFor more information check out www.emotionalhorsemanship.com!

Send a textIn this special episode of Horse First, Lockie Phillips is joined by Kat HoSoo Lee for a conversation on the Year of the Fire Horse. Together, they explore what it means to move through a season of intensity, transformation, and truth-telling, both in ourselves and in horse culture. This is an episode about heat and clarity, about the parts of horsemanship that can no longer be performed or avoided, and the kind of courage it takes to stay present when old patterns burn away. A reflective and grounding dialogue on change, accountability, and the deeper listening that becomes possible when we let the fire refine rather than destroy.Come and learn with Lockie inside the EH School. A low-cost, high-value, flexible membership for horse people who want more than quick fixes and louder answers.Inside, you'll find a growing video library, a thoughtful off–social media discussion space, and live coaching calls with Lockie, all designed to help you get to the heart of what's really happening in your horsemanship.This is not about following a method. It's about building clarity, skill, and conf The EH School is a quiet place in a loud industry.A low-cost, high-value membership where horse people come to slow down, think clearly, and build real skill with horses at the centre.With a deep video library, an off-social discussion space, and live calls with Lockie, you'll have support that feels steady, practical, and refreshingly human.Not a system to obey. A craft to practice.For more information check out www.emotionalhorsemanship.com!

Send us a textNoticing Normal is an episode about the quiet ways harm can hide inside routine, especially in horse culture, where “this is just how it's done” can slowly replace curiosity. Lockie Phillips explores how familiarity dulls perception, how the horse world teaches us what not to see, and the subtle signs horses offer long before anything breaks down. This isn't a conversation about blame, it's an invitation to wake back up, to question what's become ordinary, and to remember that real care begins with noticing.Come and learn with Lockie in the EH SCHOOL, a low-cost, high value, flexible community where a video library, discussion forum (off social media) and live coaching calls with Lockie help you get to the heart of the matter with your horsemanship.https://emotionalhorsemanship.com/eh-school-sign-upCome and learn with Lockie inside the EH School. A low-cost, high-value, flexible membership for horse people who want more than quick fixes and louder answers.Inside, you'll find a growing video library, a thoughtful off–social media discussion space, and live coaching calls with Lockie, all designed to help you get to the heart of what's really happening in your horsemanship.This is not about following a method. It's about building clarity, skill, and confFor more information check out www.emotionalhorsemanship.com!

Bringing Season 2 to a soft closing with some thoughts about the year, state of the horse world as I see it, and some personal reflections about how much has changed. Explore all that we can offer you here:www.emotionalhorsemanship.comFor more information check out www.emotionalhorsemanship.com!

The first step to permanent change for the better, is acceptance of the truth of what we currently have.  And the truth is, the horse industry has a BIG problem with big violence, at every level, in many forms, in many disciplines and every country. Nobodies hands are clean.  The time has come to get off the fence, and make real steps forward. I am building a community for people who denounce stories like this and are fully ready to move forwards.  It is accessible, I take an active role there, so does my team. Consider joining us to find some solutions and solace in community of people that want a higher standard for horses. https://emotionalhorsemanship.com/the-eh-schoolFor more information check out www.emotionalhorsemanship.com!

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Exploring my horses soundness journey over the last three years and offering some key pieces of our puzzle, in case this helps anybody else who is dealing with chronic disease or lameness in a talented or high level horse. Support my work by visitingemotionalhorsemanship.comFor more information check out www.emotionalhorsemanship.com!

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We have got to talk about this!Visit emotionalhorsemanship.com to begin exploring a deeper, more sustainable, unconditional relationship to your horsemanship. For more information check out www.emotionalhorsemanship.com!

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Dr. Lucía is a Spanish Equine Vet and Osteopath based in the UK.  She came to my attention due to her frank and honest willingness to discuss the real issues on the table.  I am so grateful for her joining us on the pod and I hope you found this peek into the world of being a vet, helpful. If you would like to start your EH Journey, join us here: Foundation Course: https://www.emotionalhorsemanship.com/emotional-horsemanship-foundation-online-courseVideo Library:https://www.emotionalhorsemanship.com/video-libraryFor more information check out www.emotionalhorsemanship.com!

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Welcome to Season 2!Join the Emotional Horsemanship Foundation Online Course herehttps://www.emotionalhorsemanship.com/emotional-horsemanship-foundation-online-courseThis solo episode explores where we are, and where we are going, in 2025. For more information check out www.emotionalhorsemanship.com!

Holiday Sales here: https://www.emotionalhorsemanship.com/holiday-sales-2025SURPRISE!  Season 1 might be over, but this bonus episode is here for you this holiday season.  In this solo episode I summarise the year, give my highs and lows, and predict what is next for 2025. I hope this episode finds your ears during this holiday season and is soothing, relaxing, interesting and helpful. Take care, and can't wait to see you on the other side in 2025!For more information check out www.emotionalhorsemanship.com!

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Sign up for "When to Reward, For What" (A.K.A Food Rewards with Freedom)HERE:   https://www.emotionalhorsemanship.com/mini-courseConnect with Elaine Hayes here:https://www.facebook.com/partnershipdressageElaine Hayes is a friend, client and colleague.   Elaine is a boarding barn owner, a dressage rider and trainer and lives in NC USA.   Partnership Dressage is the lense she approaches to developing correct sport horses, to a high level, with kindness and respect.  I have really enjoyed supporting her on a few cases she called me in to advise on.   Elaine is also an advocate for quality breeding.  After discovering ECVM in some of her horses, which resulted in life ending scenarios for these horses, Elaine put her entire business on the line to begin advocating for better breeding, diagnostics and awareness.  Awareness around the bodies many horses are born with.   ECVM, which has been discussed a few times in season 1, together with many other genetic diseases of a horses skeleton is not always a doom and gloom diagnosis.  It is not always a life ending diagnosis.  But it does hold a very high prevalence of high potential for discomfort, pain, and potentially event catastrophic dysfunction.  Early studies indicate the possibility, but not yet proven fact, that an enormous percentage of today's domestic horses are bred with broken bodies.   I hugely admire Elaine.  Because I admire anyone who speaks boldly to their triuth and puts everything on the line, passionately for causes that are important to them.   Appearing on her first podcast ever, here.  It is my pleasure to introduce you to my friend and colleague, Elaine. For more information check out www.emotionalhorsemanship.com!

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Sign up for EH Video Library HERE: https://www.emotionalhorsemanship.com/video-libraryConnect with Siets here: https://echopegasus.com/Sietske Meerloo is a friend of mine.  She is a phenomenal horse woman of Dutch descent and has lived all over the world, from Jordan to Spain and now France.   Siets is a wonderful practitioner of the AAOR and for a while lived close to me in Galicia.  In fact, while I was searching for farms in Galicia, her support, and her life, inspired and assisted me in my homecoming.   Last year, I had the honour to ask Siets to come to my farm every week to work with me and my horses on working a totally new skill set.  I enjoyed every single session.   Siets is now offering her new business for horse people.  Called ECO OF PEGASUS, Siets offers a spiritual approach to life with horses through her lense as a Reiki practitioner, classical dressage, mountain trekking, Arabian horses and more.   She aims to create a space for human and horse possibilities to come together holistically and honestly.   She guides horse people who are struggling in their horse journey to create a more aligned partnership with their horse, that is focused on the horse persons SELF CARE as the first priority.   I am so excited for her new venture and highly recommend working with her.   I miss her greatly and look forward to bringing her to my farm for another deep dive together.  For more information check out www.emotionalhorsemanship.com!

Sign up for the EH Foundation Online Course HERE: https://www.emotionalhorsemanship.com/emotional-horsemanship-foundation-online-courseMeet Sheri Salata Here: https://sherisalata.com/about/About SHERI SALATASheri Salata is an American author, speaker and producer.    She is the former executive producer of the Oprah Winfrey Show, and former co-president of the OWN and Harpo Productions.    She has written memoirs, and today is a freelance producer and transformation guide who leads women arounds the globe in creating limitless lives.   Sheri has been named of the Fast Company's 100 most creative people in business, the Hollywood Reporters Women in Entertainment Power 100 and a Feminist Press Power Award Winner.    She proceeds transformational coursework experienced by people all over the world with membership platforms, courses and outreach.   I invited Sheri onto the podcast after I noticed she followed my instagram page.  I knew who Sheri was, and found out that she was a new horse owner.   I thought a conversation about how she came to be a horse woman, a NEW horse women, through her experienced lense could yield a brilliant conversation that illuminated horses from a totally different light.   She did not disappoint.   Sheri has a standing history of giving to animal and horse charities and I loved hearing her compare horses to shamans!   I hope you enjoy this conversation, and I am so thankful for Sheri for joining us on the pod. For more information check out www.emotionalhorsemanship.com!

Consider Joining the EH Foundation Online Course here:https://www.emotionalhorsemanship.com/emotional-horsemanship-foundation-online-courseLearn more about Kat HERE:https://kathosoolee.com/Kat Ho Soo Lee is a spiritual business mentor.  She is also the host of the Emotional Alchemy Podcast of which I have happily visited at least twice as a guest speaker.    Kat takes a trauma informed lense to the practice of running our own businesses.  She enfolds somatic, scientific, spiritual and nervous system knowledge into a holistic mentoring role, guiding today's business owner to thrive in AND enjoy running their own business.   She is also a client who has taken lessons with me.  Which to my delight I discovered a self professed beginner with horses, to possess an advanced skill set towards horses.   Her work in the nervous system, in movement, in traditional eastern medicine and trauma informed practices naturally makes her a brilliant horse woman.  She lives in Washington state, has a ranch of her own, and in spring of 2024 she showed up to my Washington State clinic and was a powerful voice in that space.   Kat is the first of a series of podcasts where I present people whom on the surface appear to be new to horses, and yet possess skill, feel, understanding and knowledge that even lifelong horse people struggle at times, to embody.   I present such guests here, alongside industry figure heads such as Temple Grandin and Celeste Lazarus, because it is never my opinion that only decades of experience can help you be excellent with a horse.   Sometimes, from the mouths of beginners, comes the ultimate feel of horse-sense.  From the mind of the fresh, we find  logic and horsemanship is not solely gate kept, by the uber experiences, but can be embodies more immediately, from a multi-disciplinary approach.    For more information check out www.emotionalhorsemanship.com!

Start the Emotional Horsemanship Foundation Online Course here!https://www.emotionalhorsemanship.com/emotional-horsemanship-foundation-online-courseFind out more about Kathy here: https://www.intrinzen.horse/https://www.pantherflow.com/https://www.instagram.com/pantherflowshttps://www.instagram.com/intrinzen/Kathy Sierra is a self confessed controversial figure to the horse world, and for that reason and many others, I absolutely adore her.   In my opinion, Kathy Sierra is at least 50 years ahead of her time.    Kathy comes to horses from a unique multi-disciplinary background;  she majored in exercise physiology at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, and worked in the fitness industry for 10 years.  She graduated in computer programming from UCLA and then enjoyed a long career in silicone valley in tech, being a pioneer in digital technologies in the 1990's.  She has published books on computer programming and specialises in game design… where she became an international expert in the neuroendocrine physiology of PLAY and how to use it according to science to improve intrinsic motivation.   She has a deep interest in cognitive science driven from her own diagnosis of epilepsy.   After a long career in tech Kathy left that career after she fell victim to serious online harrassment that included doxing, death threats, doctored images of her face next to a noose posted on blogs and forums, and her threats were reported in the news.  After infamous and self professed internet trolls admitted their responsibility for the harassment to the New York Times, Kathy saw this as a sign to step back from her career in computer programming and technology.  The harassment was driven from of course, her pioneering and fearless approach to promoting the absolute best and most cutting edge information available to us… no matter whose feathers it may ruffle.   Kathy comes from a horsey family, her sister being a very dedicated dressage rider, and Kathy herself being a lifelong fan of the Icelandic breed.   She took her understanding of cognitive science, play science,  pain science and the mammalian neuroendocrine system and began a grassroots movement on instagram called at the time INTRINZEN she she presented scientifically cutting edge principals of the above and how it relates to horses.   using those principals her students then make unique implementations and adapatations to their horses.  Her work has the potential to completely throw out an outdated biomechanics model of horse training and usher in a new, more fun, more free, lesss fearful future of physical training and development of horses.   For this reason, she is often the persona non grata to many horse traiers and biomechanics experts because her wide and deep knowledge base cuts their work out at core as being based on bad science.   Kathy is a friend.  Someone who has always supported me, often at ties when nobody else did.  She is not someone whom I agree with on everything, but I don't need universal consensus to love, respect and learn from my colleagues.   It is my pleasure to present this conversation with Kathy on the podcast.  I have old conversations between us already up on Youtube, but this is a fresh one!  Enjoy! For more information check out www.emotionalhorsemanship.com!

Watch my full clinic recording with the Hatha Equus Girls here: https://www.emotionalhorsemanship.com/full-clinic-recordingDiscover more about Elizabeth and Giorgia below: https://hathaequusinternational.com/https://www.instagram.com/hathaequushttps://www.facebook.com/hathaequusofficialFor more information check out www.emotionalhorsemanship.com!